Bills rookie QB plays entire first half

Summary of 8 articles · Updated Aug 12, 2013

The Bills beat the Colts 44-20 at Lucas Oil Stadium for the seventh preseason meeting between the two clubs and first since 2010 . Bills QB E.J. The Bills scoring occurred relatively evenly over the course of four quarters with 20 points in the first half… (more) and 24 in the second. The Bills 44-point output in Doug Marrone’s head coaching debut against the Colt set a team record Sunday. Was flagged for unnecessary roughness on Woods' muffed punt on the opening possession. Safety Duke Williams Had three tackles in his preseason debut. Safety Jonathan Meeks Had one tackle and one pass defensed, but was unable to corral a would-be interception. Kicker Dustin Hopkins Was 2-for-2 on field goals, but had a kickoff in the second quarter go out of bounds, setting the Colts up from their own 40-yard line. Tight end Chris Gragg Was targeted four times, making two catches for 12 yards. Quarterback Jeff Tuel

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Granted it was just one week of preseason games, but with all 32 teams now with a game under their belt, Buffalo’s new up tempo offense is leading to a sharp uptick in number of plays per game. Last season the Bills averaged just 61.5 plays per game, go…

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Led by quarterback EJ Manuel, the Buffalo Bills' win over the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday's preseason opener was powered in large part by the team's rookie class. In fact, 32 of the team's 44 points -- a preseason franchise record -- were scored by roo…

Colts Mathis says Bills more ready to play

Indianapolis OLB Robert Mathis had no excuse for why the Bills came out and ran the ball well early with C.J. Spiller and ultimately outplayed the Colts in a 44-20 preseason Week 1 victory. Mathis admitted that the Bills played with a greater sense of p…

Bills head coach Doug Marrone provided an injury update coming out of their preseason victory over the Colts Sunday. “(Dorin) Dickerson came out of the game, but I think we’re going to be fine there with just a left ankle,” said Marrone. ”Ron Brooks he …

Marrone debut sets scoring mark

The Bills 44-point output in Doug Marrone’s head coaching debut against the Colt set a team record Sunday. Buffalo’s 44-points, 30 of which came from the offense, set a franchise preseason record. The Bills previous highest point total in a preseason ga…